Through Amato's writing we learn that he begins to use technology into his teaching but because we are all different and come from different backgrounds. Some kids don't have the technology at home to use for school. Just like at SCCC, not everyone has assess to a computer at home and it is much harder for them to do their work. They have to make sure they have time to go to the library at school to do an essay or check their email.

I believe that we all learn differently, each generation and even each year because new technology comes out that can help us learn how to read and write easier and better. But i believe that ethnic background does influence how we learn especially when we are the first generation to America and our parents are immigrants. Most countries that our parents were born from don't have the technology that the U.S has so we have to learn it on our own and become accustomed to it. We all also have to consider that not everyone is well off to where they can have all the up to date technology or even just a computer to access at home. It has become harder to avoid not having a computer because everything is done on the internet now so some people are struggling to advance and grow because they can't afford it.

This reminds me of my family because my mother is an immigrant from Italy and she doesn't know how to the use the computer or how to text at all. My brother and I had to force her to get us a computer because we needed it for school. My mom didn't think we needed it because she never used one when she went to school. Or even some cultures don't believe in technology and parents prevent their kids from using it because it is against their culture. How do their kids grow and learn in school if they can't use a computer? This prevents them growing and developing.

Our family influences greatly on how we grow and learn through speaking and listening to one another. But our school life affects our development as well. Everything and everyone influences the way we grow and should take advantage of it to advance into the adult world when we get a job.